THE Manila Times , in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in the Philippines, gathered leaders and art and tourism advocates from both the public and private sectors in a forum, titled 'Classical culture and tourism: A happy matrimony,' at Grand Hyatt Manila on June 6, 2024.
Her main takeaway from that visit to LA Opera was to focus on the students, who would be the next generation of ticket buyers.She explained: 'I'm emphasizing ticket buyers because we have to stop that discipline of giving away complimentary tickets. Because you know, every time we launch shows, Filipinos always ask for complimentary tickets. Yes, we can fill up the CCP . But are they bought tickets? They're not.